Read article, answer questions and begin the Proposal activity.
September 6
You be the Judge
8 Scenario's of court cases
Read the Scenario, determine the Bill of Right that protects that right and your ruling. This is an activity. We will discuss each in detail and talk about the corresponding Supreme Court Case.
Why is the process of choosing a new justice so rigorous? How many justices have been appointed throughout history? What are the term limits of a justice? Can you identify the justice who has serviced the longest. Figure out the average years a justice services.
Would you want to serve on the supreme court, why or why not?
Nov 15
Post your findings in discussions
The Manner in which a Democratic Society Resolves Disputes
Take notes while I share information "lecture".
The outline -
http://wynco.bbb.org/ This is Denver's BBB How Many BBBs are out there? How do you know which site to use?
What sort of information can be helpful on this site?
Explain how this site/organization maybe helpful in your future?
Mock Trial - Intellectual property
Movie - about a court case
UNIT 6
LEGISLATION
Vocabulary
Legislation - is the process of making a law.Political Process - The procedure for governing the nation
Colo. Legislative Committees
Use this Google Doc to guide your knowledge quest about the committees that make the laws that we live with.
20 Jan
Observing the US House of Representatives
Take Notes
http://houselive.gov/ watch the US House of Representative -
Who is talking, where are they from, what is their main point. Relfect on how our elected officials work for us.
Mock Legislation proceeding
Communicate with your Legislator
Write a letter
Write a letter to your congressmen - follow the tips here Communicating with Elected Officials This will be the final for this section,. You need to show you understanding of how citizens can and do influence our elected officials
Please some research about this issue before answering the questions! There are about 5 links to help guide you in the PDF. Use the reading in your answers to validity the questions (5 points). Then choose a side to agree or disagree with (5 points). Thanks!
Read these two articles, come up with a list of at least 10 questions, they need to show you are using your critical thinking skills!( 1 point each)
Then write on an issue that is not talked about in these articles that you believe is a real challenge to America. This can be about a topic that you feel is not getting enough attention or the right attention from our government. (10 points thought provoking, strong facts and details, easy to follow and understand. More thank a few sentences points are deducted for anything less.
16 Feb
(20 points)
Current Event on America's challenges
17 Feb
(10 Points)
Unit 8
Other Governments around the World
Other types of Governments
What are they, where are they, how to they function, are they successful?
Other countries governments - how are they set up?
This is a large document on the study of traffic safety in the US and other Countries. Your job is to break into 5 groups, each group chooses a chapter, please make sure each chapter is chosen. Remember when we studied the legislative branch of government and we talked about how committees researched information and made recommendations. Here is byproduct of all the work.
Get to know it - in fact be prepared to teach me all about it by Thursday this week.
Be thinking about how this is something the country you have focused on should use or does not need.
Final 3rd quarter
Unit 9
Political Cartoons
"I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells." -- Theodor Seuss Geisel (1904-1991)
Interpret a current cartoon.
QUESTIONS
Why did the artist draw it? What message is he or she trying to get across? How effective do students think this cartoon is in making its point?
What are some advantages of political cartoons over plain text articles? What are some of the purposes and outcomes of political cartoons?
Vocabulary
Review and discuss as a group
Fascism: a political philosophy that glorifies the state and confers supreme power to a dictatorial leader while forcibly suppressing opposition and individual expression. Nazi Germany was an example of a fascist state.
Anti-Semitism: prejudice against Jews.
America First Movement: a movement during World War II that advocated isolationism and nonintervention in Europe. Pilot Charles Lindbergh was involved in this movement.
Japanese American Internment: the forced removal of Japanese Americans from their homes to internment camps during World War II.
Left-Wing: during World War II, members of the political left were against racism and anti-Semitism, opposed to Hitler, against isolationism and the America First movement, and pro-labor, but many distrusted the Japanese and condoned the internment of Japanese Americans.
Watching the Video
Segment 01:20:11 – 01:26:55 of THE POLITICAL DR. SEUSS
Answer these questions:
How did Dr. Seuss respond to Hitler and Mussolini, the Holocaust, and the Japanese American internment?
Go through the exercise. Look at the cartoon and answer ask the questions as listed above. Then see how the cartoonist, Thomas Nast felt about the issues as he drew them out.
Group Discussion
Using notes from video and website talking about these questions.
How did Dr. Seuss's cartoons reflect his own political views?
How did Dr. Seuss respond to the Japanese internment? How did this response differ from his reaction to other acts of racial and ethnic discrimination?
How effective do you think Dr. Seuss's political cartoons are in communicating his viewpoints?
How important do you think the work of political cartoonists is in general? Do you think they still play an important role in shaping public opinion? Why or why not?
Watch the Lorax by Dr. Suess
Identify the propaganda elements you recognize in this film in a list.
Then read this analysis of The Lorax. http://www.endicott-studio.com/rdrm/forseus.html
Compare what you found in the movie and compare it to the Heinz Insu Fenkl's interpretation.
Assessment
Make your own political cartoon: collage with labels and your own text
Choose a current topic that we have been following in class. (1) Make a collage rather than an original drawing, but you must write your own text to show the point you're trying to illustrate. The catch is that you cannot use any other political cartoons. (2) Draw your own political cartoon, using your own text and labels to show the point you are trying to make.
To complete this project you must write, on a separate sheet of paper, captions to explain what you are trying to say, and why you've chosen to create a cartoon on this issue.
Unit 10
Policy Making:
A policy is typically described as a principle or rule to guide decisions and achieve rational outcome(s)
Government
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42853015/ns/world_news/t/timeline-osama-bin-ladens-life/
http://www.eduplace.com/ss/wtp/testprep/studyskills.html - How to study for Social Studies
Government Activities, reading and study materials:
Gov't_Preamble
Unit 3
Our Current Government
History of Lower Taxes Can you find other sites to add to this discussion?
UNIT 4
RULE OF LAW
Why is the process of choosing a new justice so rigorous? How many justices have been appointed throughout history? What are the term limits of a justice? Can you identify the justice who has serviced the longest. Figure out the average years a justice services.
Would you want to serve on the supreme court, why or why not?
Post your findings in discussions
The outline -
UNIT 5
How to __ a Court Case
Mock Trial - Buying a Used Car
Hand Out 2
Hand Out 3
Look up Colorado laws on vehicles, how can you be prepared?
How else could you use this site? Explain.
How Many BBBs are out there? How do you know which site to use?
What sort of information can be helpful on this site?
Explain how this site/organization maybe helpful in your future?
Use this Google Doc to guide your knowledge quest about the committees that make the laws that we live with.
Who is talking, where are they from, what is their main point. Relfect on how our elected officials work for us.
Being A Citizen of the United States of America
(20 points)
(10points)
Feb 10
(10 Points)
(10 points)
America's Challenges 2011
Then write on an issue that is not talked about in these articles that you believe is a real challenge to America. This can be about a topic that you feel is not getting enough attention or the right attention from our government. (10 points thought provoking, strong facts and details, easy to follow and understand. More thank a few sentences points are deducted for anything less.
(20 points)
(10 Points)
Other Governments around the World
there is a link
to the actual document!
Get to know it - in fact be prepared to teach me all about it by Thursday this week.
Be thinking about how this is something the country you have focused on should use or does not need.
Unit 9
Political Cartoons
Follow the link provided and "Enter the Gallery". Look at each cartoon and analyze it using the chart described above.
Then read this analysis of The Lorax. http://www.endicott-studio.com/rdrm/forseus.html
Compare what you found in the movie and compare it to the Heinz Insu Fenkl's interpretation.
To complete this project you must write, on a separate sheet of paper, captions to explain what you are trying to say, and why you've chosen to create a cartoon on this issue.
Unit 10
Policy Making:
A policy is typically described as a principle or rule to guide decisions and achieve rational outcome(s)